The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1887-04-13
Thomas Jefferson Allen.

JOSIAH Aliens children have been
brought up to think that sin Of any
kind is just as bad in a man as it is ia
a woman and any place Of amuse-
ment that was bad for a woman to 90
to was bad for man.
Now when Thomas Jefferson was lit.
tie feler, he was bewitched to 20 TO
circuses, and Josiah said: Better les
him go, Samantha; it haint no place
for wimmin or girls, but it wont hurt
boy. Says 1: Josiah Allen, the
Lord made Thomas Jefferson with Just
az pure hart as Tirzah Ann, and NO
bigger eyes and ears, and if Thomas
J. goes to the circus, Tsrzah Ann goes
too.
That stopped that. And then be
was bewitched to get with other boys
that smoked and chewed tobacco, and
Josiah was jest that easy tern that be
would have let him go with 'em. Blu
says l
Josiah Allen, # Thomas Jefferson
goes with those boys, and gets to chew
in and smokin' tobacco, 1 shal buy
Tirzah Ann pipe"
And that stopped that.
And about drinkin'," say 1,
Thomas jefferson, if it should ever
be the will Of Providence to change
you into wild bear, l will chain you
up and do the best can by you.
But if you ever do it yourself, turn
yourself into a wild beast by drinkin'.
1 will run away, for 1 never could
stand it, never! And" 1 continued,
EFF ever see you hangin' round bar
rooms and tavern DOORS TirEah Ann
shall hang too"
Josiah argued with me says be, at
don't look so bad for boy as it does
for a girl"
Saws 1, Custom makes the differ
ence we are more used to seein, men.
But" says 1, when liquor goes to work
to make fool and brute of any
body, it don't stop to ask about Sect
it makes a wild beast and an idiot of
mau or woman, and to look down
from heaven, guess a man looks as
bad layiu' dead drunk in a gutter as
woman does" says l "things look
differently from up there than what
they do to us-it is a more slightly
place. And you talk about looks, Jo-
siah Allen. l don't go on clear looks
l 90 on principle. viii the lord say
to me in the last day, Josiah Aliens
, wife, how is it with the sole of Tirzah
Ann-as for Thomas Jefersous' sole
be bein' boy it haint of no ACCOUNT
No! l shall have to give an account
to Him for my dealin's with both of
these soles, male and female. And /
should feel guilty if l brought him up
to think that what was impure for q
woman was pure for man. If man
has a greater desire to do wrong
which l wont dispute, says l, lookin'
keeuly onto Josiah, she has greater
strength to resist temptation. And
so, says | in mild accents, bat firm as
old Plymouth Rock, "if Thomas JEFF
ersou hangs, Tirzah.ADn shall hang too.
l have brought Thomas Jefferson
up to think that it was just as bad for
him to listen to a bad story or song as
for a girl, or worse, for he had more
strength to run away, and that it was
a disgrace for him to talk or listen to
any stuff that be would be ashamed to
have Tirzah Ann or me hear. | have
broughtFhim up to think that manff-
ness doU't consist in having cigar in
his mouth, and his hat on one side, and
swarm and slang phrases, and know
edge of questionable amusements, but
in layin' holt of every duty that comes
TO him, with a brave hart and cheerful
face 10 helpin' to right the wrong,
and protect the weak, and maxim the
most aud best of the mind and sole
God had given him. 10 short, | have
brought him up to think that purity
and virtue are both feminine and
masculine gender, and that Gods an.
gels are not necessarily all she ones.
Be a glow.worm if you cant be a
star be pulley if you cant be q
crane drive a. wheeIbarraw if you
can't drive train do something to
help forward the grand temperanes
reformation.
The Homeless Man in Tionss,a.